[78-L] Columbia A-3000 educational series.

[David Lennick]

The appendix note on acoustic series issues lists A3301-3305 as dating from 
1920, with A3306 in 1921 (as well, A2802 through A2999 were 1920). So the jump 
in numbers had to be right at the end of the year.

dl

On 1/12/2012 11:20 AM, Han Enderman wrote:
> In my copy of Barr's Guide (the c.1980 edition, on p.4), it is reported for the Columbia A-series:
> "A-2999 to A-3301 - (records numbered in this group are educational and not issued in
> this [i.e. common] sequence)".
> Related release dates in the common series are A-2965 (6/20)&  A-3360 (1/21).
>
>> From available label images, Barr's educational range is too large.
> Can someone give the real range?
> I assume A-3000 was the first release (reissue of Prince's Band). When was it issued (month/year)?
>
> A-2998 is Ted Lewis, with printing code IW (= Sep 1920). Recorded 25 Aug 1920.
> A-2999 is Paul Biese (in ODP).
> A-3300 (Code IW) is Marion Harris: Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad).
> A label of A-3042 has code AW (Jan 1920).
> A label of A-3117 has code AV (Jan 1921).
> Image with highest issue nr in the educational series here is A-3151.
>
> An incomplete list appears on Ty's ODP; range A-3000-3173.
> Considering mx.nr sequence, the dates seem unreliable.
> Does the Columbia discography have more accurate info and a complete numerical listing?
>
> han enderman
> ===